Tao Qu

TL;DR: The sequencing and assembly of the oyster genome using short reads and a fosmid-pooling strategy and transcriptomes of development and stress response and the proteome of the shell are reported, showing that shell formation in molluscs is more complex than currently understood and involves extensive participation of cells and their exosomes.

TL;DR: This review summarizes common pathways and genomic features in oyster that are responsive to environmental stressors such as temperature, salinity, hypoxia, air exposure, pathogens, and anthropogenic pollutions and introduces the key genes involved in several pathways, which constitute the molecular basis for adaptation to stress.

TL;DR: Results suggested that Cgcaspase-3 and Cgcspase-1 were two effector caspases in C. gigas, and both enzymes possessed executioner caspase activity and were capable of inducing cell death.

TL;DR: The presence of THs and the functions of CgTR in mollusks contribute to better understanding of the evolution of the TH system and is the first study to functionally characterize TR in mollsusks.

TL;DR: It is found that CgIAP2 was likely involved in apoptosis inhibition and immune defense, based on high mRNA expression in the gills and labial palps, as well as increased mRNA expression after bacterial challenge.